Reserve
Reserve noun - A person or thing that takes the place of another.
Usage example: when the first brigade fell back in retreat, the commander sent out the reserves to try to hold the line of battle
Successor and reserve are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Successor" instead a noun "Reserve".
Successor
Successor noun - A person who follows next in order.
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Reserve and successor are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Reserve" instead a noun "Successor".
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